Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number or Pincode or PIN is a code in the
post office numbering system used by Indian Postal Services admin. The Pin Code
is six digits long and the PIN (Postal Index Number) was introduced on 15 August
1972.
There are 9 PIN zones in India, including 8 regional zones
and 1 functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of the PIN code
points the region. The second digit points the sub-region, and the third digit points
the categorized district within the region and the final three digits are allocated
to individual post offices.
Example of a
PIN: The PIN code of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh
The 9 PIN zones covering the Indian states and union
territories are as follows:
- Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Chandigarh
- Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
- Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra, Rajasthan and Nagar Haveli
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Goa and Chhattisgarh
- Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
- Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Assam
- Bihar and Jharkhand
- Army Post office (APO) and Field Post office (FPO)
First 2/3 Digits of PIN
|
Postal Circle
|
11
|
Delhi
|
12 and 13
|
Haryana
|
14 to 15
|
Punjab
|
16
|
Chandigarh
|
17
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
18 to 19
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
20 to 28
|
Uttar Pradesh/Uttrakhand
|
30 to 34
|
Rajasthan
|
36 to 39
|
Gujarat
|
40
|
Goa
|
40 to 44
|
Maharastra
|
45 to 48
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
49
|
Chhattisgarh
|
50 to 53
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
56 to 59
|
Karnataka
|
60 to 64
|
Tamil Nadu
|
67 to 69
|
Kerala
|
682
|
Lakshadweep (Islands)
|
70 to 74
|
West Bengal
|
744
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
75 to 77
|
Odisha
|
78
|
Assam
|
79
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
793, 794, 783123
|
Meghalaya
|
795
|
Manipur
|
796
|
Mizoram
|
799
|
Tripura
|
80 to 85
|
Bihar and Jharkhand
|
